Faslane dry docks and research ship to be built in UK, says chancellor
UK Chancellor John Healey has confirmed that £6 billion in contracts for three floating dry docks at the Faslane naval base will be awarded to a British shipbuilder. The investment is part of a broader £15 billion upgrade to the site to enhance the maintenance capacity for the Royal Navy's nuclear submarine fleet. Additionally, the government has pledged £115 million for the construction of a new marine research vessel to replace the Cefas Endeavour.
- ▪The £6 billion contract for the new dry docks will be decided through a UK-only bidding competition, with Navantia UK considered a frontrunner.
- ▪The new floating docks will significantly improve the Faslane base's ability to maintain nuclear-powered submarines, which currently rely on a single shiplift.
- ▪A new marine research vessel, expected to be up to 85 meters long, will be built in the UK to replace the Cefas Endeavour, which has been in service since 2003.
- ▪Chancellor Healey also announced an additional £300 million investment by Rolls-Royce into its factories in Derby, Bristol, Glasgow, and Rotherham.
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Faslane dry docks and research ship to be built in UK, says chancellorImage source, PA MediaImage caption, The new dry docks will significantly enhance capacity at the Faslane naval base in the Firth of ClydeByCalum WatsonBBC ScotlandPublished2 hours agoOrders for three floating dry docks, worth £6bn, to maintain the Royal Navy's nuclear-powered submarine fleet at Faslane will go to a UK-based shipbuilder, the chancellor has confirmed.John Healey told the Labour conference the facilities were vital to national security and would support domestic shipbuilding as part of a "new age of industrialisation".A UK-only bidding competition will decide who builds the floating docks but Navantia UK, which owns sites in Fife and Belfast, is seen as a frontrunner.
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